Deep Kyoto

Recently the lovely Michael Lambe
from Deep Kyoto asked me to contribute a handful of my Kyoto images to his website. 


Click here for a peek and a little insight into why I chose (with great difficulty) a particular five out of tens of thousands of photographic files.... 


Thanks Michael!!

Pied de chat

A cute little cafe on Marutamachi between Kawabata and Okazaki (behind Heian Jingu/shrine). I didn't eat there but it looked cosy so I popped it to try the coffee - which was not bad. Definitely one for those into feline inspired decor (even the toilets had cat paw prints over it!). I liked the crafty menus - someone got a little nifty with the bedazzler! 

Urbanguild - a multidisciplinary art space

Looking for something a little different in Kyoto town?  Do yourself a favour and check out Urbanguild. Pretty much anything goes as far as performance is concerned.  "Improv" seems to be reasonably high on the agenda which can always be a bit hit and miss but I have been rewarded, during my visits here over the last few weeks,  with some rather unique and enriching experiences.  Spectacular dance - particularly Butoh, paper soundwaves and sensational music including New York based Karikatura who had everyone in the room on fire! The loyal crowd are relaxed and open-minded. Eats are surprisingly good - and very reasonably priced, as are the drinks - all of which make me very happy of course....  You can read more about it here on the wonderfully informative Deep Kyoto blog.

Recently, at the Velvet Moon New Year's special, the multi-talented Bridget Scott (aka world's best best shiatsu therapist) began her piece with traditional Nihon Buyoh in silence before morphing into a mesmerising Butoh - which she performed to the UK based musical recordings of (coincidentally named) "Rabbit"  featuring brother Tom Scott Kendrick on reeds, strings and electronics and David Aylward on drums and percussion.  Brilliant!